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| == Strategy in cricket == | == Strategy in cricket == |
| Strong batting cohesion in partnerships is widely considered to be an important aspect of cricket. Generally speaking, top-order [[Batting (cricket)|batters]] are superior to low-order batters; therefore, partnerships are usually greater when between two top-order batters, although it is relatively common for a lower-order batter with good defence to intelligently coordinate strike rotation to preserve wickets in hand and keep runs ticking over, a strategy that is common in both [[Limited overs cricket|one-day cricket]] and [[Test cricket]]. Many believe that a key to a successful partnership is when to batters have differing playing styles.<ref>{{Cite web |title='An opening partner is a bit like your brother' |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/864673/-an-opening-partner-is-a-bit-like-your-brother |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Cricinfo |language=en}}</ref> For instance, [[Marcus Trescothick]], known for aggressive style of batting,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record-breaking Trescothick sets up win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-vs-hampshire-south-group-435801/match-report |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> and [[Mike Atherton]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Yaseen |date=2019-03-23 |title=Mike Atherton {{!}} The Finest English Batsman Of His Era {{!}} Wisden Almanack |url=https://wisden.com/almanack/atherton-wisden-almanack-tribute |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref> known for a defensive approach, formed successful opening partnerships for [[England]]. Likewise, batters differing physical appearance may also contribute to a successful partnership. An example of this is [[Zak Crawley]] and [[Ben Duckett]]. Crawley is a tall right-hander batter, whereas Duckett is a much shorter left-handed batter.<ref>{{Cite news |title='The revolving door closes - Duckett & Crawley here to stay' |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/66349289 |access-date=2023-09-22}}</ref> It is encouraged that they rotate the strike, allowing each other to face the bowler regularly, and effective communication in calling runs is considered preferable for a successful partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Does strike rotation matter in cricket? Yes, but not in the ways you might think |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...s-but-not-in-the-ways-you-might-think-1311044 |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kartikeya Date: Is there an advantage to having left-right pairs at the crease? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28929115/there-advantage-having-left-right-pairs-crease |access-date=2020-09-09 |website=www.espncricinfo.com |language=en}}</ref> | Strong batting cohesion in partnerships is widely considered to be an important aspect of cricket. Generally speaking, top-order [[Batting (cricket)|batters]] are superior to low-order batters; therefore, partnerships are usually greater when between two top-order batters, although it is relatively common for a lower-order batter with good defence to intelligently coordinate strike rotation to preserve wickets in hand and keep runs ticking over, a strategy that is common in both [[Limited overs cricket|one-day cricket]] and [[Test cricket]]. Many believe that a key to a successful partnership is when to batters have differing playing styles.<ref>{{Cite web |title='An opening partner is a bit like your brother' |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/864673/-an-opening-partner-is-a-bit-like-your-brother |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Cricinfo |language=en}}</ref> For instance, [[Marcus Trescothick]], known for aggressive style of batting,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record-breaking Trescothick sets up win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-vs-hampshire-south-group-435801/match-report |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> and [[Mike Atherton]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Yaseen |date=2019-03-23 |title=Mike Atherton {{!}} The Finest English Batsman Of His Era {{!}} Wisden Almanack |url=https://wisden.com/almanack/atherton-wisden-almanack-tribute |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref> known for a defensive approach, formed successful opening partnerships for [[England]]. Likewise, batters differing physical appearance may also contribute to a successful partnership. An example of this is [[Zak Crawley]] and [[Ben Duckett]]. Crawley is a tall right-handed batter, whereas Duckett is a much shorter left-handed batter.<ref>{{Cite news |title='The revolving door closes - Duckett & Crawley here to stay' |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/66349289 |access-date=2023-09-22}}</ref> It is encouraged that they rotate the strike, allowing each other to face the bowler regularly, and effective communication in calling runs is considered preferable for a successful partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Does strike rotation matter in cricket? Yes, but not in the ways you might think |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...s-but-not-in-the-ways-you-might-think-1311044 |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kartikeya Date: Is there an advantage to having left-right pairs at the crease? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28929115/there-advantage-having-left-right-pairs-crease |access-date=2020-09-09 |website=www.espncricinfo.com |language=en}}</ref> |
| Lower-order partnerships are usually much smaller than those for early partnerships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are late-order batsmen contributing to team scores more today than in the past? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...am-scores-more-today-than-in-the-past-1219153 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In certain scenarios, middle- and low-order batters often tend to score at a higher [[strike rate]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} This is to score as many runs as possible before running out of batting partners, a tactic usually employed when a Test team is considering a [[Declaration and forfeiture|declaration]] or when a one-day innings is closing in on its conclusion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jos Buttler: 'I have lived true to what we're trying to do as a team by being really aggressive' |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/s...ng-to-do-as-a-team-by-being-really-aggressive |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Cricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Batters such as [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Andrew Flintoff]] are widely regarded as some of the best middle-order batters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-29 |title=Lower-order batsmen: they wag and how! |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/lowerorder-batsmen-they-wag-and-how/article9449436.ece |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Similarly, in a citation were there are no recognised batters remaining, tail-end batters may often play aggressively, with the purpose of more runs before the team is all out. Another example, as alluded to earlier, is where there is one not-out recognised batter and one tail-end batter; in this case, the recognised may often seek to be on strike as much as possible. A specific example of this is in Test cricket was when [[Ben Stokes]] and [[Jack Leach]] scored a crucial partnership of 75 to win a match at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingly]] during the [[2019 Ashes series|2019 Ashes Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Stokes century seals historic one-wicket win to keep Ashes alive |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...nd-vs-australia-3rd-test-1152848/match-report |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> | Lower-order partnerships are usually much smaller than those for early partnerships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are late-order batsmen contributing to team scores more today than in the past? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...am-scores-more-today-than-in-the-past-1219153 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In certain scenarios, middle- and low-order batters often tend to score at a higher [[strike rate]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} This is to score as many runs as possible before running out of batting partners, a tactic usually employed when a Test team is considering a [[Declaration and forfeiture|declaration]] or when a one-day innings is closing in on its conclusion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jos Buttler: 'I have lived true to what we're trying to do as a team by being really aggressive' |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/s...ng-to-do-as-a-team-by-being-really-aggressive |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Cricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Batters such as [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Andrew Flintoff]] are widely regarded as some of the best middle-order batters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-29 |title=Lower-order batsmen: they wag and how! |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/lowerorder-batsmen-they-wag-and-how/article9449436.ece |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Similarly, in a citation were there are no recognized batters remaining, tail-end batters may often play aggressively, with the purpose of more runs before the team is all out. Another example, as alluded to earlier, is where there is one not-out recognized batter and one tail-end batter; in this case, the recognized may often seek to be on strike as much as possible. A specific example of this is in Test cricket was when [[Ben Stokes]] and [[Jack Leach]] scored a crucial partnership of 75 to win a match at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingly]] during the [[2019 Ashes series|2019 Ashes Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Stokes century seals historic one-wicket win to keep Ashes alive |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...nd-vs-australia-3rd-test-1152848/match-report |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> |
| === In red-ball cricket === | === In red-ball cricket === |
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| == Effect on the opposition == | == Effect on the opposition == |
| Large partnerships do more than simply add runs to the [[scoreboard]], they may also serve to exhaust and demoralise the fielding team. Both of these were major factors at the [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|famous Test match]] at [[Eden Gardens]] in 2001, when [[India national cricket team|India]]'s [[V. V. S. Laxman]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] put on a fifth-wicket stand of 376 runs, staying at the crease for the entire fourth day's play without being dismissed. Despite having forced their opponents to [[follow on]], [[Steve Waugh]]'s highly regarded [[Australia national cricket team|Australians]] were left emotionally and physically drained, slumping to a shock-heavy (171 run) defeat. Even if nowhere near as damaging numerically, larger-than-expected last wicket stands can still be very demoralising, especially because as soon as the Number 11 batsman walks out of the [[cricket pavilion|pavilion]], many of the fielders expect to be batting within minutes and start their mental preparations. If the last wicket partnership lasts much longer than they expect, it has an adverse effect on their preparation and composure, as well as their energy level deteriorating from extra time on the field. It is also damaging to the confidence of the bowlers if they are unable to dismiss a team's worst batsman relatively easily. A good example of this came in the First Test between Australia and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]] in 2004. The Kiwis performed well for the first two days, and while the Australians did recover strongly on the third, the New Zealanders were still well in the hunt when [[Glenn McGrath]], the Australian [[fast bowler]] and notoriously poor batsman, came to the crease to accompany fellow tail-ender [[Jason Gillespie]] with nine wickets down. Incredibly, the pair put on 114 runs, both achieving [[List of cricket terms|half centuries]] (McGrath's first in a long Test career in which he has never averaged more than 8 with the bat). The humiliated New Zealanders lost energy and focus, and when they finally removed McGrath and went in to bat, their batting order was devastated, collapsing to 76 [[List of cricket terms|all out]], giving Australia an innings victory with a day to spare. During the second Test of the [[2005 Ashes]], Australia's [[tailender]]s [[Shane Warne]], [[Michael Kasprowicz]] and [[Brett Lee]] famously held out during their second innings after the top order had been decimated by England's bowlers and nearly won a tightly contested match, losing by a mere 2 runs, the narrowest margin in Ashes history. | Large partnerships do more than simply add runs to the [[scoreboard]], they may also serve to exhaust and demoralize the fielding team. Both of these were major factors at the [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|famous Test match]] at [[Eden Gardens]] in 2001, when [[India national cricket team|India]]'s [[V. V. S. Laxman]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] put on a fifth-wicket stand of 376 runs, staying at the crease for the entire fourth day's play without being dismissed. Despite having forced their opponents to [[follow on]], [[Steve Waugh]]'s highly regarded [[Australia national cricket team|Australians]] were left emotionally and physically drained, slumping to a shock-heavy (171 run) defeat. Even if nowhere near as damaging numerically, larger-than-expected last wicket stands can still be very demoralizing, especially because as soon as the Number 11 batsman walks out of the [[cricket pavilion|pavilion]], many of the fielders expect to be batting within minutes and start their mental preparations. If the last wicket partnership lasts much longer than they expect, it has an adverse effect on their preparation and composure, as well as their energy level deteriorating from extra time on the field. It is also damaging to the confidence of the bowlers if they are unable to dismiss a team's worst batsman relatively easily. A good example of this came in the First Test between Australia and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]] in 2004. The Kiwis performed well for the first two days, and while the Australians did recover strongly on the third, the New Zealanders were still well in the hunt when [[Glenn McGrath]], the Australian [[fast bowler]] and notoriously poor batsman, came to the crease to accompany fellow tail-ender [[Jason Gillespie]] with nine wickets down. Incredibly, the pair put on 114 runs, both achieving [[List of cricket terms|half centuries]] (McGrath's first in a long Test career in which he has never averaged more than 8 with the bat). The humiliated New Zealanders lost energy and focus, and when they finally removed McGrath and went in to bat, their batting order was devastated, collapsing to 76 [[List of cricket terms|all out]], giving Australia an innings victory with a day to spare. During the second Test of the [[2005 Ashes]], Australia's [[tailender]]s [[Shane Warne]], [[Michael Kasprowicz]] and [[Brett Lee]] famously held out during their second innings after the top order had been decimated by England's bowlers and nearly won a tightly contested match, losing by a mere 2 runs, the narrowest margin in Ashes history. |
| ==Bowling partnerships== | ==Bowling partnerships== |
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